Downtown parking rates on the rise

I’ve just noticed the daily parking rate for my usual lot has risen this week, from $2.50 to $3. Across the street, the lot is charging $3, compared to $2 last week. Prices at these lots have not risen in years, so I suspect this is the result of the lot owners taking advantage of an upswing in demand due to all the development about to occur downtown. Everyone who used to park in the big municipal lots behind the art gallery have had to move to make way for the new aquatic centre that’s about to be built.

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